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Police is preparing to launch a major drone operation in Windsor for Donald Trump’s historic state visit. The US President is placed around the Windsor Castle, where the King will host by the king next week.
Thames Valley Police offers more than 50 drones, one of the biggest operation of the kind of power. An Airspace Commander Inspector Matthew Wilkinson said that this was a “important önemli operation and“ akin için for other major events in Royal Residence. The authority added that the King’s crown ceremony would be “similar” without providing figures about the number of officers to be deployed.
In 2023, Coronation Bank was deployed to about 1,000 Thames Valley police officer Windsor during the holiday weekend.
Pilots will fly the drones to support the search operations on the ground, especially areas of hard -to -reach areas.
“If an event is going to happen, we can get a completely different perspective by deploying a drone and seeing what’s going on, Ins said Insp Wilkinson.
Authorized, civil servants, during the police operation will be supported by other forces open and hidden tactics will perform a mixture, he added.
Drones have become an increasingly more important asset for Thames Valley police, which have been used daily since 2019.
Insp Wilkinson said that the power today has a larger drone capability than 2018 since Mr. Trump is in Windsor for his first state visit.
“Technology changes, we are moving, our tactics are always developing and changing, and we have the opportunity to understand what drones can do for us as a police force.”
In a demonstration to journalists on Monday, civil servants showed a drone that can read a plate of 350-400 meters away from Windsor next week.
It weighs about 4 kilograms, but at the disposal of the force, they have smaller drones of less than 250 grams.
The air exclusion zone around the castle will be in force between 16-18 September and will be valid not only for drones, but for all aircraft.
Insp Wilkinson said that the police work “closely ıyla with the nearby Heathrow Airport, but stressful traffic was not re -managed and was“ work as usual ”.
Thames Valley police, Mr. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump’s wife, before the unseen state visit Windsor’da “visible and developed” assets started, he said.
Generally, a state visit is not offered to American presidents in their second periods.
